Wieland Image of Comet Hale-Bopp

This image of Comet Hale-Bopp was taken on March, 8 1997 at
5:00 CET on TP2415 film by a
Celestron 5.5" Schmidt camera. Unfortunately dew on the corrector plate and fog were a problem on
this morning. The ion tail (in the left part of the image) and the shorter
dust tail are clearly visible. Visually the length of the ion tail was at
least 16 degrees.